The Old House Cottage, Speen Road, North Dean, High Wycombe, HP14 4NL
About The Old House Cottage
The Old House Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in North Dean, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 4NL). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Held since September 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £583,000 sits 57.6% above the 2007 sale of £370,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 47.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
The Old House Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 June 2033
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at The Old House Cottage.
2 applications on record at The Old House Cottage, Speen Road, North Dean, High Wycombe, HP14 4NL
- Dec 2001ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Erection of balcony over existing ground-floor extension (retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 01/07521/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£583,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.1% per year over 8 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 11.1% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2007Most recent
£370,000
+138.7%over 8 years10 June 1999
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP14 4NL: £307,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in HP14 4NL
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Sold Nov 2020
£410,000The Nest, Speen Road, North Dean, High Wycombe, HP14 4NL
Sold Sept 2017
£215,000Ranier, Speen Road, North Dean, High Wycombe, HP14 4NL
Sold Jun 2015
£747,5002 Sportsmans Cottage, Speen Road, North Dean, High Wycombe, HP14 4NL
Sold Apr 2006
£182,500
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
51/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Memorial Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Speen CofE VA School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







